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The Virginia Beach and the Hampton Roads region are experiencing the highest rate of sea level rise on the Atlantic coast.

An interactive map shows which parts of North Carolina might be submerged by rising sea levels, with its barrier islands and long coastline at risk.

After another winter of brutal storms on Fire Island, the Feds stepped in with a pile of very expensive sand. But it’s just a Band-Aid.

The upcoming third Republican presidential election debate, scheduled for November 8 in Miami, presents a critical opportunity for moderators to emphasize the pressing issue of global warming, particularly its impact on Florida residents.  The state’s vulnerability to climate upheaval makes it a bellwether of the escalating climate crisis. And that puts a spotlight on moderators, who have a responsibility to probe the Republican candidates' policy stances to ensure they align with the empirical realities and public sentiment of the region.

Florida will not be going the way of Atlantis any time soon, at least by human time scales. But sea levels are rising, and the state is sinking, and at some point that's going to cause problems for our 8,346 miles of shoreline. More than it already is, that is.